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Abu Dhabi and Muscat // The Kuwaiti emir arrived in Jeddah on Tuesday for talks with King Salman aimed at mediating an end to the gravest crisis to face the GCC. Sheikh Sabah’s visit came a day after the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic and travel links …

ABU DHABI // Frustrated Qatar Airways customers vented their anger outside the airline’s Abu Dhabi office on Tuesday after flights between the countries were suspended. Dozens crowded around the door to get refunds or rebook tickets, but staff allowed only the most urgent of cases inside. There were similar scenes …

MANILA // The Philippines halted the deployment of workers to Qatar on Tuesday as Doha grappled with a diplomatic crisis after its neighbours severed ties. Labour chief Silvestre Bello said Manila was taking precautions as it fears that problems like food shortages could affect the more than 200,000 Filipinos in …

It is 50 years since Israel launched a pre-emptive military strike on Egypt and began a war that changed the face of the Middle East. This is the first story in a four-part series on the 1967 Arab-Israeli war – the refugees it created, the families it destroyed, the legacy …

TUNIS // Tunisian prime minister Youssef Chahed was reported on Sunday as saying that no one involved in corruption would emerge unscathed in his government’s “war” on graft. Corruption was widespread in Tunisia under longtime president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who was ousted in the 2011 uprising that spawned …

Displaced Filipino children play at an evacuation centre as fighting between Islamist militants and government forces continued in Marawi City, Mindanao Island, southern Philippines. Francis Malasig / EPA Spectators wait for the match to resume after rain disrupted play during the ICC Champions Trophy Group A match between Australia and …

BEIRUT // The founder of ISIL’s Amaq news agency was reportedly killed with his daughter in an air strike last week in eastern Syria, activists said on Thursday. The extremist group itself has not reported the death of Baraa Kadek. Activists said he was close to the ISIL leadership, gaining …

MUSCAT // Kareem Balochi put his life at risk when he travelled by boat illegally from Gwadar in south-western Pakistan to Oman. The 26-year-old decided to make the gruelling journey so he could beg in Oman during Ramadan to send money home. It took Mr Balochi nearly a day — …

BEIRUT // Saudi Arabia’s deputy crown prince and defence minister, Mohammed bin Salman, met with Russian president Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in Moscow in an effort to boost bilateral ties. “Relations between Saudi Arabia and Russia are seeing one of their best stages at the moment,” said Prince Mohammed, according …